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reception n. 欢迎会;招待会(cf. receptionist)firm n. /company公司 (cf. firm adj. ; firmly adv.)close the door firmly answer me with firm confidence Frankoutstanding(adj.) stand out speak out outspoken adj. 直言不讳的,坦率的,不客气的; frank(adj.) (e.g. an outspoken critic of the government 直言批评政府的人 * be outspoken in ones remarks 直言不讳 Adv. outspoken critical 坦率批评的To critize/se outspoken Wide(adj./adv.) /widely (cf. speak out )*human being(s): man, woman, boy, girl, etc.人类:*humans human beings*human race (u.n.)/human kind (u.n.)*man, his , V.sing. men , their V.pl. motto n. 座右铭,格言 (Good, better, best, never let it rest!)put ones foot in ones mouth 犯使人难堪的,错误的,说错话: embarrass(v.) shortcoming n. 缺点,短处cf. fault(s), weakness(es); disadvantage; merit; advantage; strength(s) absence n. 缺乏,不存在 ; (cf. be absent from ;(opposite) be present in )hardworking diligent(adj.)diligence (n.)cyn.efficient efficiency *systematic adj. 非偶然的,经常的; (cf. systematically; dramatic ; dramatically) coincidence n. 巧合(c.n. & u.n.)e.g.By a strange coincidence we happened to be travelling on the same train.= We happened to be travelling on the same train.= It happened that we were travelling on the same train.=We travelled on the same train by chance/by accident/accidentally/unexpectedly. By sheer/complete coincidence Mary is there too.Could it be a coincidence? customer n. 顾客,客户 (cf. consumer) awkward adj. 尴尬的; clumsy; ungraceful ; embarrassed; difficult to use; badly designed tease v. 戏弄,嘲弄,揶揄 ; play a joke/trick on sb.; make a fool of sb.; make fun of sb. ; laugh at contradict v. 反驳 (n. contradiction )contradictory (adj.) (to)l Be contrary(adj.) to ; be opposite to *on the contrary(n.) ;相反pregnant adj. 怀孕的 (cf. pregnancy n.) efficient efficiency frequent; frequently; frequency (n.)apology n. 道歉,致歉; make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth. ;=say sorry to sb. for (doing) sth.= apologize/se to sb. for (doing) sth. *thank sb. for (doing) sth.=be thankful/grateful/obliged to sb. for (doing) sth. cautious adj. 谨慎的,慎重的,小心的(cf. caution n.) variety; various , vary, varied very ed, ing, s *acquaintance c. n. 熟人 u.n. : knowledge the Chinese language . He has some little acquaintance(u.n.) with the Japanese language.(formal/written)=He knows a little Japanese. (oral) 他稍微会一点儿日语.have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth make sbs acquaintance=make the acquaintance of sb: = get to know sb; meet sb personally 结识某人; 与某人相见: I made his acquaintance at a party.=I got to know him at a party.我是在一个聚会 上认识他的.Please acquaint me with the facts of the case. 请把这事的情况告诉我. = Please let me know/learn about the fact . * The lawyer acquainted himself with the details of his clients business affairs. tried to learn/know (about ) 那位律师了解委托人生意上的详情.*acquaint v. acquaint sb/oneself with sthI am not acquainted with the lady.=I do not know this lady 我不认识那位女士. * We are/became acquainted.=We know each other 我们认识已经认识了. * Lets get better acquainted.=Lets learn/know each other better. 让我们进一步相互了解吧.messy adj. 棘手的, 难办的; be messy : be in a mess mess (n./v.) (opposite) neat and tidy mess sth. up : make sth. Messy /in a mess (n.) mess(v.) around divorce n. 离婚,离异 a divorced person 离了婚的人.Numerous/A large number of marriages now end in divorce.He got divorced when he was about 31.He divorced Mary to marry Lisa.Marry sb.; be married to sb.Marry sb. with a lot of money Marry with sb. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxGet _Ved_(v.) :be + Ved (passive) Got brokenHe got injured modest adj. 谦虚的, 谦逊的; (cf. humble (adj.); unpretentious)(opposite: arrogant; immodest; pretentious adj.)show off v.炫耀; boast ; anniversary n. 周年纪念日(cf. annual; yearly; (adj.) Friendly (adj.)They talked friendly. XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThey talked in a friendly way. vvv( annually, every year)hostess n. 女主人cf. host (n.)interruption interrupt v. 打断 break in interrupt others = break in on othersleave out 省去,删去; : cancel ; omit leave off cf. feel left out=/feel left off leave off doing sth. = stop doing sth. factual adj. based on or containing facts 根据事实的; 事实的; 真实的factually(实际的,事实的,真实的; factually ) (actual; actually); as a matter of fact , in fact, in effect *hospital hospitable adj. 好客的,殷勤的; hospitality(n.) be secretive adj. about sth. ; 秘而不宣的,隐藏的 ; keep secret secret (n.)secretary (n.) violate v. 骚扰,妨碍,侵犯cf.violent(adj.) 使用暴力的 （尤指非法的）:violently (adv.)violence (n.) define v. 解释,给.下定义n. definition (be) aware of 知道 : be conscious of stimulate/arouse; raise/promote /enhance ones awareness/consciousness of take the lead 带头,领先; (cf. lead v.) (cf. come to an end (no passive) : be over ; put /bring sth. to an end : end )